Vocal cord paresis on CTA - A novel tool for the diagnosis of lateral medullary syndrome.

Background: Diagnosis of lateral medullary syndrome (LMS) is often delayed due to elusive clinical presentations and frequently non-revealing neuroimaging tests. We aimed to investigate the use of ipsilateral vocal cord paresis (VCP) identified on neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) as an early diagnostic sign for LMS.

Methods: Medical records were queried for patients admitted with LMS between 1/2012 and 10/2020.

Parental Perceptions and Misconceptions of Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure.

Introduction: Forty percent of young children worldwide are exposed to the harmful effects of tobacco smoke, predominantly by parental smoking. Little is known about why parents regularly expose their children to these risks; perhaps parents underestimate the degree of exposure. Qualitative methods were used to investigate parental perceptions of tobacco smoke exposure.

The behind-the-scenes activity of parental decision-making discourse regarding childhood vaccination.

Background: Vaccine compliance has long been a cause for concern for health authorities throughout the world. However very little effort has been made to examine parental discourse during the decision-making process.

Methods: An online survey was conducted (N = 437) to examine predictors of parents' attitudes regarding childhood vaccination.

Parental receptivity to child biomarker testing for tobacco smoke exposure: A qualitative study.

Objective: Widespread tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) of children suggests that parents may be unaware of their children's exposure. Biomarkers demonstrate exposure and may motivate behavior change, but their acceptability is not well understood.

Methods: Sixty-five in-depth interviews were conducted with parents of young children, in smoking families in central Israel.